Combined vanity-box and program.



W. G. RESTORFF. C'0MBI NEO VANITY Box AND PROGRAM.

APPLiCATlON FILED MAR. 18, I914- Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

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'1 b all whom it may concern."

WILLIAM G. nnsronrr, or WASHINGTON, m's' rnror or COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOB orout; 7 HALF TO MARTIN McDONALD, or WASHINGTON,'DIS'IRICTpF COLUMBIA.

CO BINED VANITY-BOX AND PROGRAM.

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM G. Rnsronrr, citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combined Vanity-Boxes andPrograms,of which the followingis a specification. I

This invention has as its object to provide an ornamental and usefularticle of jewelry designed especially to bewo'rn at dances, dinners andother social functions and which will be adapted for use as a vanitybox, a container for candy min-ts and other like confections, and as aprogram, memorandum pad, menuand' the like.-

i It is one aim of'the invention to provide an article, such as abovebriefly described, in which the several parts will be so combined a andso relatively arranged that the article as a Whole 'Wlll be compact andattractlve 1n appearance, and so that the use of one part will notinterfere with the use of another.

As stated above, the article is adapted to serve as a vanity box, as acontainer for confections, and as a program, and the invention has as afurther aim to disclose a novel manner of hingedly mounting the lid ofthe vanity box, the lid of the confection container, andthe cover of thepro'grannthe arrangement being such that the wallof the confectioncontainer will serve as a connection for both of said lids and the saidcover. In this connection, a further aim of the invention is to not onlymakeuse of theedge portion of one wall of the confection container as ahinge support for the lid'ofthe said container and the lid of the vanitybox, but to further so form this edgeportion that it will serve as astop to limit the opening movement of the said lid of the vanity box andwill conceal' the spring which serves to automatically open this lidwhen released.

A further aim of the invention is to pro;- vide, in an article of thisclass includ ng containers arranged in juxtaposition,- means upon thelid of one of the containers for holding a small card or slip which maycontain advertising matter, or the name ofthe society or th'e'likegiving the entertainment, or, in fact, any other desired data.- I

i In the accompanying d-rawings: Figure l isa perspective view of thearticle embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is avertical front "torear sectional view there- Specification of Letters Patent.

construction and arrangement of the lid for lPatented'iOct.12,1915.

App1icationfi1edMarch18,1914. Serial No. 825,629.

this container, the lid for the vanity box,

and the cov'er for the program. Fig. 4: isga article, apart being shownin' section. Fig.

I 60, view in; front elevation of a portion of the p 5 is a'plan viewlooking atthe upper end of I:

the article. Fig. 6 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2, illustrating aslightmodification of the invention. g I q Correspondin'gand like parts arereferred to in the following description and indicated in all the viewsof the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters. I

The article comprlses'a back whichis indicated by the numeral 1 andwhich maybe of cardboard or of light metal, or, in fact, of any suitablematerial, and may have any desired ornamental outline andbe finished orornamented in any desired manner. The back 1-is formed with an openingQwhich receives the backs of the vanity box and confection container in amannerwhich will be presently pointed out.- Reference may be made,however, at this point, to Fig. 2 of the drawings, in which the said boxand container are illustrated'as arranged within the opening 2, a sheet3 of paper or other suitable material being pasted or otherwise ap- 8'5"plied to the back 1 so as to maintain the said box and container inproper position within the opening. At this point it may also; be

noted that a strip 4: is secured to the faceof the sheet 3 and supportsan attachingpin' 5,

the back of which is secured to the said strip.

This pin also includes the usual piercing bar 6, which extends froma'ooil at one end of the back and at its pointed end is engageable witha keeper 7 located at the other end 'of the-said back." This pin, of-,course, is=em ployed forthe purpose of attaching the article tothe dressor coat of the user, and :it

will be obvious that 'if'dejsiredany equivalent attaching means may beprovided.

I The vanity box comprises aback 8, sides 9, atop 10, and a bottom 11,thebox being closed by a lid 12, which constitutes the front thereof andwhich will bev presently more specifically described, The confectioncontainer, heretofore referred to, comprises a back 13, sides or ends 14a top 15, and a bottom 16. The confection container and vanity box areboth of the same'width; and depth, and as illustrated clearly in Figs. 1

and 2 of the drawings, the box and container are so assembled thatthebottom 11 of the box will rest against the top of the conthe box andcontainer are arranged within the opening 2 so that their backs will besubstantially flush with therear face of the back 1 of the article andthe box and container are of such dimensions that they will fill theopening and fit snugly therein. The lid 12 of the vanity box is providedupon its outer face with a mirror 17, and the said lid at its loweredge, and more specifically, at each lower corner, is provided with apintle lug 18. Thetop 15 of the confection container has its edgeportion cut and bent to formspacedpintle lugs 19 of, which there are apair, these lugs projecting upwardly and slightly above the plane of thesaid top. The lid of the confection container is indicated by thenumeral 20, and in thatforin of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to5inclusive, this'lid is provided at its upper edge witha pair of spacedpintle lugs 21. The

. lugs 18, 19 and 21 are so relatively. arranged that when the lids 12and 20 are assembled with the top 15 of the confection container, thepintle lugs 21 will fit between the respec- With the parts so assembled, a pintle pin 22 is fittedthrough the said lugs, and in thismanner the lids 12 and 20 are hingedly connected with the confectioncontainer, and may be swung independentlyof each other, it beingunderstood that the lid 12 is to be swung downwardly to open positionand that the lid 20 is to be swung upwardly to such position. The

lid 12 is held closed by means of a leaf spring catch 23, the shankportion of which is preferably secured between the sheet 3 and the back8 of' the vanity box, and this catch atits engaging end is curved uponitself to form a rounded end 2 1 beneath which the upper edge of thecover 12 may ride as the cover is moved to closed position' Inorder-that the catch may be moved out of engaging position, and for afurther purpose to be presently explained, the head 21 is provided witha relatively small knob 25 which projects forwardly therefrom. As

before stated, a "spring is provided for automatically moving the lid 12to open position when released forsuch movement, and this spring isindicated in the drawing by the numeral 26 and is coiled about thatportion of the pintle 22 which extends between the pintle lugs 19, oneend 27 of the spring bearing against the bottom 11 of-the vanity box andthe other end 28 bearing against the inner face of the lid 12.

For the purpose of concealing the coiled portion of the spring, andfurther to provide means for limiting the opening move ment of the lid12, the portion of the top 15 of the confection container locatedbetween the lugs 19 is bent to approximately semicircular form so as toprovide an open sleeve 29, which extends upwardly in front of andconceals'the spring 26, as stated, and has its upper edge so locatedthat when the lid 12 is swung downwardly, it will strike the said edgeof the sleeve and have its movement in this direction limited. As ameans for preventing the powder within the vanity box sifting below thelower edge of the lid 12, small baflie member comprising an inclinedfront 30 and ends 31 is arranged within the box upon the bottom 11thereof, and with its said ends 31 resting against the back of the boxand its front spaced from the said back of the box and located close tothe said lid 12. A small powder puff 32 is arranged within the box andpreferably rests partly within the said battle member, as shown in Fig.2.

Returning now to a further consideration of the lid 20 of the confectioncontainer, it will be observed that the upper edge portion of the lid,outwardly of the pintle lugs 21, is struck up to form relatively shortflanges 38 and the lower edge of the said lid is, in a like manner,struck up to form flanges 34,

the outer ends of which terminate at the end edges of the lid and theinner ends of which are located relatively close together, the said edgeportion of thelid betweenthe said inner ends of the flanges 3 1 beingbent to form an angularly extending resilient latch tongue provided witha small opening 36. In a like manner one end edge of the lid is struckup to form a flange 37 and by reference to Figs. 1 and 2,,it will be apparent that a small card or slip 38 maybe fitted beneath theoverhangingportions of the flanges 33, 3 1 .and 37, this card or sliphaving printed or marked thereon the name of the society or club or thelike giving the dance or dinner, or, if desired, the card may containsome other printed or written information. In order that the sleeve 29may not interfere with the swinging movement of the lid 20 to openposition, the upper edge of the lid is cut away, as indicated at 39, toan extentsufiicient'to clear the'said sleeve. The bottom 16 of theconfection container is formed with pintle lugs 40 which, in the form ofthe invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, are three in number, andthe cover of the program, indicated by the numeral 411, is formed at itsupper edge with a pair of spaced pintle lugs12 designed tobe receivedbetween the lugs 10 in the manner shown in Fig. 4c, a pintle pin 13being'fitted through the said lugs 40 and 12, whereby to hingedlyconnect the said cover with the said bottom of the container. A keeperlug 44 is provided upon the intermediate one of the lugs 40 .aa adesigned for'coiiperation with the latch'tongue 35 to hold the 20 inclosed position.

As'jwill be apparent; by reference to Figs.

1 and 20f the drawings, the back 1 constisaid figures, and in order thatthe cover may be held closed, a leaf spring, catch 46 is secured in anysuitable manner at the lower .cnd of the back -1 and has its' latchingend overturned to forma rounded head 47, over which the lower edge ofthe cover rides as the cover is swung to closed position' In order thatthe cover may be held in open position, it is formed with an opening 48so located that when the cover is swung open,

the opening will receive the knob 25 upon the catch 23. The catch46preferably carries an eye 49 to which may be attached one end of acord or chain 50, the other end.

thereof being secured to a pencil 51 removably fitted in clips 52 uponthe back 1. In that form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 of thedrawings, the hinge arrangement illustrated in Fig. 3 is reversed andthe keeper stud 44 indicated in the said Fig; 6 by the numeral 44 iscarried by the sleeve 29,- the lid 20, in the said Fig. 6, being hingedat its lower edge and being,;therefore, adapted to be swung downwardlyto open position.

If desired, instead of employing the attaching pin 5, a ribbon 52 may bethreaded through openings 53 in the back 1 at the upper end thereof andmay be tied in anysuitable manner. 1

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In an article of the class described, a back, containers supported bythe back in juXta-position to each other, a pad upon the back adjacentone of said containers, and a lid for each container and a cover for thepad, the lids and cover being hingedly connected with the wallsof one ofsaid containers. 2. In an article of the class described, containerssupported in juXta-position to each other, a pad supported adjacent oneof'said containers, and a lid for each container and a cover for thepad, the lids being hingedly connected with" one wall of oneof thecontainers and the cover for the pad being hingedly connected with theopposite wall of the said container. p

3. In an article of the class described, containers supported injuXta-position to each other, a lid for each container, the said lidsand one wall of one of the containers being provided with inter-fittingpintle lugs, a pin,- tle pin" passed through sa d lugs andhingedlflconnjecting the sai'd'lidswith the Said wa I, pad, a nd acoverfor the pad hingedly connected to the opposite wall of the saidcontainer,

4. In artlcleo'flthe class described,'con'- tainers supportediin juXtaposition to each other, one of said, containers being provided upon onewall with spaced'pintle' lugs, a lid for the other container provided atone end with spaced pintle lugspaflid for-the firstine'ntior'iedcontainer provided with spaced pintle lu s" fitting between-the lugsupon the said wall of the container and the lugs 01% the first-mentionedlid, a pintle pin fitted throug11fth 1ugsi, and means upon the said wallof the said. first-mentioned container f l-"limiting the openingmovement f thelid of the secondi mentione'd container.

5. In an article of'the class described, containers supported injuxtaposition tov each Y 7 other, one of said containers being providedupon one wall with spaced pintle lugs, a lid for the other containerprovided at one end with spaced pintle lugs, a lid for thefirstmentioned container provided with spaced pintle lugs fittingbetween the lugs upon the said wall of the container and the lugs of thefirst-mentioned lid, a pintle pin fitted through the lugs, a spring uponthe pintle pin between the lugs upon the container an ranged to swingthe lid for the second-men tioned container to open position, and aguard upon the said wall of the first-men tioned container extendingacross the space between the said lugs upon the said wall andconstituting aguard for the said spring.

6; In an article of the class described, containers supported in juXtaposition to'each other, one wall of one of the containers being providedwith spaced pintle lugs, a lid for each container, each lid beingprovided with pintle lugs, and the pintle lugs of the lids and upon thesaid wall being interfitted, a pintle pin passed through the said lugs,a spring upon the pin between the first-mentioned lugs arranged to movethe lid upon the other container to open position, and a portionprojecting from the said wall of the first-mentioned container betweenthe said first-mentioned lugs and extending upwardly, r

and partly embracing said spring and concealing the same, the endOTE'SZLIdYPOI'tIOII' constituting a stop to limit the opening movementof the said lid upon the secondmentioned container. I

7. In an article of the class described, containers supported injuXta-position to each other, a pad, a cover for the pad hingedlyconnected with one of thecontainers, a lid forthe other container, acatch for holding said lid closed, and cooperating means upon the said,catch and cover for holding the cover in open position.

' 8. In an article of the class described, containers supported injuxta-position to each other, a pad supported adjacent one of saidcontainers, a-lid for the said container hingedly connected to one Wallthereof, a cover for the pad hingedly connected to the other Wall of thesaid container, the hinge connec tion including a pintle lug, a catchupon the lid, a keeper upon the said pintle lug, and a lid for the othercontainer hinged to the first-mentioned Wall of the first-mentionedcontainer. 7

9. In an article of the class described, a container having an openfront, a hinged lid for closing said front, and a baflle memberincluding a-front and ends, the said member being disposed Within thecontainer upon the bottom thereof and having its ends resting againstthe back of the container.

10. In an article of the class described, containers supported injuXta-position to container, a pad adjacent the said container,

a lid for the container hinged to one Wall of the container and a coverfor-the pad, and means for holding the lid in closed position arrangedalso to hold the cover in open position; V

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two itnesses. V7

WILLIAM G. RESTORFF. [as

Witnesses l SAMU L N. ACKER Josnrrr O. ZIRKL Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

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